Archimedes' Death Ray was an innovative weapon developed by the ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Archimedes during the Siege of Syracuse in 214–212 BC. This ingenious device was designed to set enemy ships ablaze by focusing sunlight onto them, utilizing a series of carefully arranged mirrors. Archimedes, renowned for his contributions to mathematics and engineering, created the death ray as a means to defend Syracuse against the Roman fleet. The device consisted of numerous large, polis